Canada is currently going through a competition to replace its (non-Super) Hornet fighters:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...

The two main candidates are the F-35 and the F-18 Super Hornet (the Saab Gripen is unlikely).

There was much drama with this because the previous government announced a sole source contract. Then there was confusions as to how much it was actually going to cost. The original plans got cancelled, and now we have an RFP.

Of course the F-35 is a so-called fifth generation fighter, and there's already sketches about six generation stuff:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth-generation_jet_fighter

Soemtimes I think Canada should skip the 5G, buy the Super Hornets (and perhaps some Growlers), and then leap frog to 6G.